Papers and Publications
patent
- 听Sheng, C., and Zhao, Q., 鈥淎ctive Flow Control in Ducted Fans and Fan-In-Wing Configurations,鈥 U.S. D2016-66 Provisional Patent Application (1-57922) filed on May 20, 2016.
journal articles
- 听Sheng, C. and Zhao, Q, 鈥淚mproving Predictions of Transitional and Separated Flows Using RANS Methods鈥 submitted to Computers & Fluids, under review, July, 2019.
- Sheng, C., Zhao, Q., and Wang J., (2018) 鈥淎 Strategy for Predicting Transition and Separation Using Eddy Viscosity Turbulence Models,鈥 submitted to Computers & Fluids, under review, November 2018.
- Sheng, C,, Zhao, Q., and Hill, M. (2018) 鈥淐omputational Investigation of a Full-Scale Proprotor Hover Performance and Flow Transition,鈥 Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 122-132. .
- Sheng, C., and Zhao, Q., 鈥淣umerical Investigations of Fan-In-Wing Aerodynamic Performance with Active Flow Control,鈥 Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 54, No. 6 (2017), pp. 2317- 2329, .
- Sheng, C., Wang, J. and Zhao, Q., 鈥淚mproved Rotor Hover Predictions Using Advanced Turbulence Modeling,鈥 Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 53, No. 5 (2016), pp. 1549-1560, .
- Zhao, Q., Sheng, C., and Afjeh, A., 鈥淐omputational Aerodynamic Analysis of Offshore Upwind and Downwind Turbines,鈥 Journal of Aerodynamics, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 860637, 29 October 2014.
- Sheng, C, Wang, X., and Zhao, Q., 鈥淎erodynamic Analysis of a Spinning Missile Using a High Order Unstructured Grid Scheme,鈥 Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, ISSN: 0022- 4650, Vol. 47, No. 1, Jan-Feb 2010, pp. 81-89.
- Yan, M., Zhao, Q., and Liang, L., 鈥淎pplication of preconditioning method in 3D numerical simulation of turbomachinery,鈥 Journal of Aerospace Power, January 2007, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp 41-47.
conference proceedings
- 听Sheng, C., Zhao, Q., and Baugher, S., (2019) 鈥淣umerical Investigation of Rotor Aerodynamics Using High-Order Unstructured Grid Schemes,鈥 Special Session: Rotor-in- Hover Simulations I, accepted for presentation at the 2020 AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, Florida, 6-10 January 2020.
- Sheng, C., Zhao, Q., Zhong, D., and Ge, N., 鈥淎 Strategy to Implement High-Order WENO Schemes on Unstructured Grids,鈥 AIAA 2019-2955, 2019 AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, Dallas, Texas, 17-21 June 2019. .
- Zhao, Q., Baugher, S., and Sheng, C., (2019) 鈥淣ASA PSP Rotor Hover Simulation with Fuselage Effect,鈥 AIAA-2019-0594, AIAA SciTech 2019 Forum, 7-11 January 2019, San Diego, California
- Sheng,听 C.,听 Zhao,听 Q.,听 and听 Wang,听 J.听 (2018) 鈥淣umerical听 Investigation听 of听 Boundary Layer Transition on Hovering Rotor,鈥 30th International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics, 14-17 May 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Sheng, C., Schindler, R., Baugher, S., and Zhao, Q. (2018) 鈥淭ransition Modeling and Prediction Using an Unstructured Grid RANS CFD Code,鈥 AIAA-2018-1042, 56th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech, 8-12 January 2018, Kissimmee, Florida
- Zhao, Q., Wang, J., and Sheng, C, 鈥淣umerical Simulations and Comparisons of PSP and S- 76 Rotors in Hover,鈥 presented at 2018 AIAA SciTech Forum, Kissimmee, Florida, January 8鈥 12, 2018.
- Sheng, C., Zhao, Q., Al-Khalifin, Y., and Afjeh, A., 鈥淎eromechanical Analysis of Two- Bladed Downwind Turbine Using a Nacelle Tilt Control,鈥 ASME 2017 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, paper No. FEDSM2017-69585, pp. V01BT11A029, 12 pages, doi:10.1115/FEDSM2017-69585, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, July 30鈥揂ugust 3, 2017, ISBN: 978-0-7918-5805-9.
- Sheng, C., and Zhao, Q., 鈥淐omputational Aerodynamic Analysis of Downwind Turbine听 Using a New Tilt Control Concept,鈥 ASME 2017 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, paper No. FEDSM2017-69586, pp. V01BT11A030, 11 pages, doi:10.1115/FEDSM2017-69586, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, July 30鈥揂ugust 3, 2017, ISBN: 978-0-7918-5805-9.
- Sheng, C., and Zhao, Q., 鈥淣umerical Investigation of Active Flow Control for Fan-In-Wing Configuration in Forward Flight,鈥 23rd AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum, (AIAA 2017-3959),, Denver, Colorado, June 5 -9, 2017.
- Sheng, C., and Zhao, Q., 鈥淎ssessment of Transition Models in Predicting Skin Frictions and Flow Field of a Full-Scale Tilt Rotor in Hover,鈥 American Helicopter Society 72nd Annual Forum, West Palm Beach, Florida, May, 2016.
- Sheng, C., Zhao, Q., and Hill, M., 鈥淚nvestigations of XV-15 Rotor Hover Performance and Flow Field Using U2NCLE and HELIOS Codes,鈥 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, San Diego, Califonia, January 4-8, 2016.
- Zhao, Q. and Sheng, C., 鈥淣umerical Investigation and Validation of Open Fan Hover Performance,鈥 33rd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Dallas, Texas, June 22-26, 2015.
- Sheng, C., Wang, J., and Zhao, Q., 鈥淪-76 Rotor Hover Predictions Using Advanced Turbulence Models,鈥 AIAA Science and Technology Forum 2015: Applied Aerodynamics, Kissimmee, Florida, January 5-9, 2015.
- Sheng, C., Zhao, Q., and Bi, N., 鈥淣umerical Investigations of Ducted Fan Hover听 Performance for Fan-In-Wing Applications,鈥 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Kissimmee, Florida, January 5-9, 2015.
- Sheng, C., Zhao, Q., and Bi, N., 鈥淐omputational Analysis of Lift Fan Hover Efficiency,鈥 2014/12, AHS 8th Australian Pacific Vertiflite Conference on Helicopter Technologies and 3rd Asian-Australian Rotorcraft Forum
- Ickes, J., Zhao, Q., and Wang, J., and Sheng, C., 鈥淐oupled CFD/CSD Simulations of the UH- 60A Main Rotor in High Thrust Forward Flight,鈥 44th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, AIAA 20142772, Atlanta, Georgia, June 16-20, 2014.
- Zhao,听 Q.,听 Ickes, J., Sheng,听 C., and听 Afjeh, A.,听 鈥淣umerical听 Investigations of Upwind and Downwind NREL 5MW Reference Wind Turbines Using CFD and CSD,鈥 AHS 70th Annual Forum and Technology Display, Montr茅al, Quebec, Canada, May 20-22, 2014, SKU #: 70- 2014-0105.
- Ickes, J., Wang, J., Zhao, Q., and Sheng, C., 鈥淐oupled CFD/CSD Simulations of Helicopter Rotors with a Free Wake Model,鈥 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition 2014: 52nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Session: APA-33, Aerodynamic-Structural Dynamics Interaction, National Harbor, MD, January 13-17, 2014.
- Sheng, C., Zhao, Q., and Wang, J., 鈥淪-76 Rotor Hover Prediction Using U2NCLE Solver,鈥 AIAA 2014-0044, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition 2014: 52nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Session: APA-02, Simulation of Rotor in Hover (Invited) I, National Harbor, MD, January 13-17, 2014.
- Sheng, C., Ickes, J., Wang, J., and Zhao, Q., 鈥淐FD/CSD Coupled Simulations of Helicopter Rotors in Forward and Maneuver Flight,鈥 31th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, San Diego, California, Jun 24-27, 2013.
- Sheng, C., Zhao, Q., Narramore, J., and Ickes, J., 鈥淟oosely Coupled CFD/CSD Simulations听 of Helicopter Rotors in Forward Flights,鈥 Presented at the American Helicopter Society 69th Annual Forum, Phoenix, Arizona, May 21-23, 2013, SKU#: 69-2013-318.
- Zhao, Q. and Sheng, C., 鈥淓valuation of Higher Order Improvement of Unstructured Schemes for Helicopter Rotor Simulations,鈥 AIAA-2012-2901, 30th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 25-28, 2012, .
- Zhao, Q. and Sheng, C., 鈥淚mprovements of High-Order Unstructured Grid Schemes Through RBF Interpolation-II,鈥 AIAA-2012-727, 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, Jan. 9-12, 2012.
- Sheng, C., Su, X., Zhao, Q., Bridgeman, J., and Narramore, J. (Bell Helicopter Textron), 鈥淎 Hybrid CFD Method for Helicopter Rotors with Mesh Deformation,鈥 Presented at the American Helicopter Society Specialists鈥 Meeting Next Generation Vertical Lift Technologies, Fort Worth, Texas, February 23-25, 2011, SKU#: sm_2011_ngvl_015_ sheng.
- Zhao, Q. and Sheng, C., 鈥淚mprovements of High-Order Unstructured Grid Schemes Through RBF Interpolation,鈥 AIAA-2011-3856, 20th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 27-30, 2011.
- Sheng, C., Zhao, Q., Rajmohan, N., Sankar, L., Bridgeman, J., and Narramore, J.,鈥淎n Unstructured Hybrid CFD Approach for Computing Rotor Wake Flows,鈥 AIAA-2011-1124, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace, Exposition, Orlando, Florida, Jan. 4-7, 2011.
- Sheng, C. and Zhao, Q., 鈥淎pplication and Validation of High-Order Unstructured Grid Schemes to Vortex-Dominant Flows,鈥 66th American Helicopter Society Annual Forum, Phoenix, Arizona, 11-13 May 2010, SKU 6602010-000374.
- Sheng, C., Wang, X., and Zhao, Q., 鈥淪imulation and Validation of a Marine propeller 5168 WITH AN arbitrary Mach number scheme,鈥 ISROMAC12-2008-20213, The 12th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 17-22, 2008.
- Sheng, C. and Zhao, Q., 鈥淐onjugate Heat Transfer Prediction of an Effusion Cooled Plate,鈥 AIAA-2007-4032, 39th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Miami, Florida, June 25-28,听 2007.
- Zhao, Q., Yan, M., Zou, Z., and Hu, G., 鈥淭he effects of Low Reynolds number to the performance of fans and the relevant design optimizations鈥, The Fifth Astronautic Power Annual meeting, (3) Turbomachinery Fascicule, P73-P80, 2002, Beijing.
education conference proceedings
- 听Cioc, C., Zhao, Q., and Cioc, S., 鈥淐ombining Simulation and Experiment to Determine Fluid Forces in the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory鈥, Presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 16-19, 2019, Tampa, Florida.